Germany legalises cannabis, but makes it hard to buy (www.bbc.com)
The German parliament has backed a new law to allow the recreational use of cannabis....
Putin Fears Navalny Funeral Could Trigger Mass Demonstrations, Khodorkovsky Says (www.rferl.org)
The government of Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely refusing to release the body of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died suspiciously in prison on February 16, because it fears a massive outpouring of grief and support just ahead of the March presidential election, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a leading Russian...
Incredibly, The Russian Air Force Has Lost Another Rare A-50 Radar Plane (www.forbes.com)
Incredibly, the Russian air force has lost another one of its rare Beriev A-50M/U Mainstay radar early-warning planes. Video that circulated online on Friday reportedly depicts the A-50’s burning wreckage in Krasnodar Krai, in Russia just east of the Sea of Azov....
Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price (gizmodo.com)
Reddit Warns That r/WallStreetBets Could Wreak Havoc on Its Stock Price::In its IPO documents, Reddit said the price and volume of its stock could “experience extreme volatility for reasons unrelated to our underlying business.”
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use (www.cnn.com)
Circuit court blocks judge's decision to release white supremacist for being 'selectively prosecuted' (abcnews.go.com)
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday moved to stay a district judge’s order that cleared the release of an alleged leader of a white supremacist organization who had previously fled the U.S. to evade prosecution....
German tourists lost for more than a week after Google Maps mishap (www.9news.com.au)
Harvard pro-Palestinian faculty group apologizes after sharing antisemitic imagery (www.timesofisrael.com)
University to review since-deleted post shared by Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, which includes 1960s-era cartoon that was also denounced then as antisemitic...
Trump’s Georgia Lawyers Surface Phone Records in Effort to Remove Prosecutors (www.nytimes.com)
Conservatives: keep it down! (slrpnk.net)
Intel separates Product and Foundry lines, updates its process roadmap and announces Microsoft partnership (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Breaking: Google announces cancellation of Gmail (sopuli.xyz)
The mobile S-curve ends, and the AI S-curve begins (archive.ph)
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Authentic Star Trek: The Next Generation Captain’s Chair Heads to Propstore Auction in March (blog.trekcore.com)
DVD’s New Cousin Can Store More Than a Petabit (spectrum.ieee.org)
Capgemini to acquire Unity’s Digital Twin Professional Services arm to accelerate enterprises’ digital transformation through real-time 3D technology (www.businesswire.com)
PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Capgemini and Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced an expansion of their strategic alliance that will see Capgemini take on Unity’s Digital Twin Professional Services arm. Per the agreement, Unity’s...
Air Force: Ukraine shoots down another Russian A-50 aircraft over Azov Sea (kyivindependent.com)
Government threat report warns about attacks in Canada inspired by Hamas-Israel conflict | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
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US Department of Defense Plots Renewable Energy Takeover (cleantechnica.com)
The Department of Defense is investing in renewable energy with a goal of getting to 100% carbon free electricity for facilities n 14 states. As one of the largest polluters in the world, it is really great to see initiatives to move the military away from carbon polluting energy.
Uncle Sam is coming after businesses with overdue Covid loans (creditnews.com)
Conservative MP Says He Trusts Porn Companies Won’t Leak Digital IDs of Canadians Who Visit Porn Websites (pressprogress.ca)
Conservative MP Says He Trusts Porn Companies Won’t Leak Digital IDs of Canadians Who Visit Porn Websites::Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives voted to introduce digital IDs for porn users
